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BBS Route · Tennessee · BCR 27

Tibbs Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.

94Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
52Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Tennessee Tibbs

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Tibbs route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae722025+12%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae562025+76%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae492025-34%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae352025-20%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae302025+210%1968
American RobinTurdidae292025+33%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae282025-22%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae222025+817%1981
Eastern TowheePasserellidae212025+18%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae212025-6%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae202025+84%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae162025+571%1968
Blue JayCorvidae152025-45%1968
American CrowCorvidae152025-27%1968
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae152004n/an/a
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142025+130%1968
DickcisselCardinalidae112025+164%1969
Black VultureCathartidae112025+550%1972
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae102025-90%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae92025-96%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae82025+61%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82025-54%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82025+320%1973
European StarlingSturnidae72025-82%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae72025+73%1977
White-eyed VireoVireonidae72025+220%1971
KilldeerCharadriidae62025+44%1968
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae62025-86%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025+131%1970
Orchard OrioleIcteridae62025-35%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025+129%1969
House SparrowPasseridae52025-80%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52025+120%1972
Brown ThrasherMimidae42025-54%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32025-54%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae32025-59%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32025+400%1976
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32009-36%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae32023+71%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae32025-17%1969

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.